Archive for July, 2003

July 31st, 2003

Objectivist Summer Conference

I was surprised that so many people were interested in
learning all about the Objectivist
Summer Conference I attended from July 5 to 17, and now that I’m finally home and my blog is working properly, its time
to spill the beans.
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I went to the conference as a working scholar—which
meant that I went free in exchange for helping [...]

July 31st, 2003

Where are the lefties now?

LFG has created an interesting gallery of PLO child abuse. Looking at pictures like this makes me wonder one thing—where are all the outraged leftists? Oh that’s right, protecting the Palestinians’ "right" to teach their kids to be good little suicidal terrorists.

July 29th, 2003

Wow, I’ve finally managed to move my entire blog to Movable Type. Please bear with me while I iron out the wrinkles.

July 28th, 2003

I have heard this before, but I’m glad someone took the time to write an article about it: Earth Worshippers Cause Death in Space: Environmental Dogma Has Led to the Sacrifice of Fourteen Astronauts on the Space Shuttle

July 28th, 2003

More Killers Released

Someone should knock on Sharon’s head and say "What the hell are you thinking!?" Ah well, nothing like some random thoughts to calm me down.

July 27th, 2003

I’m back from vacation and eager to get my blog on once more. Preview OCON photos here, and some family photos here. More to come soon!

July 3rd, 2003

I was taking my final

I was taking my final early today because I am leaving for the Objectivist Summer Conference tommorow. My prof had me sit in the hallway while he was in class, and as I sat there doing my final, this couple comes out of a a nearby room and starts a conversation about 20 feet [...]

July 1st, 2003

Fox Hunting and the Politics of Compromise

The House of Commons has just voted for a total ban on fox hunting in England. One might be tempted to dismiss this as another sign of the loony leftists in Europe but the failure of the "pro-hunt" lobby holds a number of important lessons for conservatives in America. The primary causes for the failure [...]

July 1st, 2003

Here we go again…

The NYT has an interesting story on the internal power struggle among the various Palestinian terrorist organizations. It makes a number of interesting points, such as that Arafat has refused to halt the terrorist attacks because he prefers using the threat of violence to get concessions from Israel, and that he remains a powerful influence [...]